علماء أستراليون يستخدمون تقنيات متقدمة لتحليل الحمض النووي المستخرج من براز جيلبرت بوتورو، وهو أحد أدرن الكيسيات ندرةً في العالم، لفهم علاقته الفطرية الحيوية. تساعد هذه النتائج في تحديد مواطن آمنة جديدة وإنشاء مجموعات احتياطية لحمايته من الكوارث مثل حرائق الغابات. ويعيش أقل من 150 فردًا من هذا النوع في البرية حاليًا.
Scientists in Australia are using cutting-edge DNA techniques to help save one of the world’s rarest marsupials — the critically endangered Gilbert’s potoroo, with fewer than 150 left in the wild. By analyzing tiny traces of DNA in the animals’ scat, researchers uncovered clues about the elusive fungi the potoroos depend on for survival.
The findings could help conservationists identify safer new habitats and establish backup populations before disasters like bushfires wipe them out.
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A groundbreaking superconducting X-ray spectrometer has begun operation at BESSY II, giving Europe its first TES-based system and boosting photon detection efficiency by up to 1,000 times. The advance enables scientists to explore atomically thin materials, nanostructures, and ultra-dilute samples with remarkable speed and sensitivity.
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A new international study finds that middle-aged Americans are lonelier, more depressed, and experiencing worse memory and health than earlier generations. Researchers say growing financial strain, weaker social supports, and chronic stress may explain why the U.S. is falling behind other wealthy nations.
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A groundbreaking new connectome maps every neural connection in an adult fruit fly’s central nervous system, creating an unprecedented view of how the brain and body work together. The findings suggest that complex behaviors emerge from distributed local circuits rather than a single central controller, offering new clues about intelligence, movement, and brain function.